A well balanced diet is to eat all types of different foods
moderately.
This is to enable your body to absorb all the nutrients to
grow healthily and to immune yourself from diseases.
When you are doing grocery shopping, do not judge foods
on the calories alone, vitamins alone or mineral alone.
Read the overall nutrition label because you need a
balanced of low and high calorie foods and other vitamins,
minerals in your diet.
If a growing child consume too much of ONE type of food
and rejects the others, it will lead to health trouble.
An excess amount of one type nutrient but insufficient intake
of other essential nutrients will bound to drive the growing
child sick or induce obesity problem.
Deteriorating diet that had caused children, teens and
working adults to obesity, overweight and anorexia had
been overwhelming issue to health for these few decades.
Therefore, we need to educate ourselves to consume
essential food, in order for our children and ourselves to
grow up well, healthy and happily.
You may have sufficient carbohydrates and protein in your
daily diet but Vitamins, minerals and calcium are essential
and important too.
In order for your body to absorb all nutrients moderately,
select a variety of foods for a sensible and balanced diet.
Vitamin A
Compulsory for a good vision, fights against infections and
enhance your immune system.
Eat: Leafy vegetables ( spinach, kale, mustard greens),
carrots, pumpkin, squash, orange, grapefruits and other
veggies. Vitamin A is also found in milk and dairy products
( cheese, yogurt ), liver and fish oil.
Suggestion: Take a half cup of cooked kale is sufficient to
provide vitamin A for the whole day.
Vitamin B
Essential for producing new healthy blood cells and nerves
function for the body.
Eat: Fish, lean meat , milk and dairy products ( cheese ,
yogurt)
Suggestion: Vegetarians who abstain from consuming milk
and eggs, are advised to take Vitamin B supplement daily.
Vitamin C
Helps to heal wounds, minor bruises quickly.
Help to form collagen in the skin.
It is an antioxidant to the body.
Aids in maintaining strong bones and teeth.
Eat: Citrus fruits, high in oranges, starfruit, guavas,
papaya and tomatoes.
Suggestion: Blend or squeeze out fresh orange into a
150ml glass.
Drink in the morning for full absorption into your
body.
Do not add any sugar, honey or water because it is naturally sweet in nature.
Vitamin D
It is compulsory for a person to have sufficient vitamin D and
calcium to work together in order to produce strong bones
and teeth.
Eat: Tuna, salmon, sardines, mackerel and shrimp are
healthy fatty fish which are high in vitamin D.
Moderate intake for egg yolk and liver to twice a week.
Do not forget milk products such as soy bean milk, formula
milk, fresh milk, cheese and yogurt.
Expose your skin to morning sunlight for natural
absorption of vitamin D.
Avoid afternoon sun which will induce sun tan.
Suggestion: Morning exercise in the park, helps to gain
vitamin D into your skin.
Calcium
Essential for forming strong bones and teeth for growing
children. Helps to prevent osteoporosis for middle age and
golden age years adults.
Eat: Again, cheese, yogurt, milk, all dairy products.
Besides that, dark green vegetables ( broccoli, kale) are
high in calcium too.
Don’t forget sardine fish and anchovies.
Tip: Drink 2 glasses of fresh milk or powder milk that is
calcium fortified.
One glass in the morning and one before bedtime to help
you to sleep better.
Calcium in the milk helps your bones to grow stronger.
What other vitamins do you think should be included into
your daily diet?
Do share your ideas in the comment box below.
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@peachpurple This indeed is a detailed study of what constitutes a perfect diet. Hope many will get to read this blog.
Remember that the brassicas, or cruciferous vegetables, are high in vitamin C as well. If you can't eat citrus for some reason, be sure to include lots of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, etc. in your diet.